, 1887-01-28
%TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Queen Victoria's Speech to
Parliament.
Water and Ice in the Streets
of Port Deposit.
Excited Women Around DR..
McGlynn's Confessional.
The Queens Alleged Speech.

opened to day. The following is tn
queens speech:
Ny Lords and Genaemen-My rela
tons with all foreign powers are friendly
the affairs of Southeastern Europe ar,
still unsettled, but | do not apprenent
that any disturbance of European peace
will result from unadiusted controversies
which have arisen in that region. Will,
deploring events which compelled Prince
Alexander t retire from the Bulgarian
throne, I have not judged it expedient tc
interfere IN the proceedings for the cleo
ton of his successor until they reach 0
stage at which my assent is required b.
the Berlin treaty. The task undertaken
by nv government in Egypt has not yet
been accomplished. but substantial ad-
vance has been made towards assurance
Of external and internal tranquility. OPP
e~rations in Burmah have been conducted
with bravery and skill for the purpose OF
extirpating brigandage, which has grown
during recent years of misgovernment
The bands of marauders by whom Upper
Burmah has long been infected have been
disposed of, many of the leaders have
laid down their arms. and | entertain con
fdent hope that general pacification of
the country will he effected during the
present season. Commercial treaties
have been concluded with Greece and
Roumania.
Gentlemen Of the house of commons,
estimates will be submitted to you, framed
with careful regard to economy and eff
cheney of the public service.
My lords and gentlemen, the condition
of Ireland still requires your anxious at
t%ention. Grave crimes in that country
have happily been rarer in the last few
months than during a similar period of
proceeding years, but the relations be-
tween owners and occupiers Of land which
in early autumn exhibited signs of i'm
provement, have since been seriously dis
turbed in some districts by organized at
tempts TO incite the latter class to COM
bine against the fulflment OF their legal
obligations. The efforts of the govern
ment to cope with this evil have been
seriously impeded by the difficulties incl
dent to the method at present prescribed
by statute for dealing with such offences.
Your early attention will be called to the
proposals for reform CT legal procedure
which seem necessary to secure prompt
and efficient administration of the Grim
inal law.
Since | last addressed you, commission
ers directed to inquire into certain objects
oil great Importance to the material well
fare Of Ireland have been actively prose-
cutting their labors. The report of the
commission of the operation of recent acts
dealing with the tenure and purchase of
land will shortly be laid before you, and
will doubtless receive from you early and
careful attention. which the serious i'm
portance OF the subject demands. Bills
for improvement of local government in
England and Scotland will be laid before
you. Should circumstances render it pos.
sible, they will be followed by a measure
dealing with the same subject in Ireland.
The bill tor improving and %cheapening
the process of private bill legislation for
England, Scotland and Ireland will be
submitted. You will be asked to consider
measures having for their object the
removal of hindrances which exist to a
cheap and speedy transfer of and to
facilitate the provisions of allotments for
small households and to provide for u
reader sale of lands.
The commission which was issued in
1885 to inquire into the lamentable de-
preston under which trade and a~gricul-
ture has been suffering for many years,
have presented a valuable report, which,
with important evidence collected, will be
laid before you. The bill for altering the
mode of levying uthes in England and
Wales will be submitted. With regard
to Scotland You will be asked to consider
measures for the reform of universities:
for completing recent Legislation as to the
powers of secretary for Scotland, end for
attending the procedure of criminal courts.
Measures dealing with the regula alton OF
railway rates and preventing the fraudu-
lent use of mcrchandise marks will be
brought under your consideration. In the
performance OF these and all your other
momentous duties, | earnestly Fray that
the blessing of Almighty God may attend
your labors.